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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
Applicants:
John Gavin Macdonald, Decatur, GA (US);
Jaeho Kim, Roswell, GA (US);
Wanduk Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jin Heo, Yongin-si, KR;
Cholwon Koh, Suwon-si, KR;
Sangsoo Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Inventors:
John Gavin MacDonald, Decatur, GA (US);
Jaeho Kim, Roswell, GA (US);
WanDuk Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jin Heo, Yongin-si, KR;
CholWon Koh, Suwon-si, KR;
SangSoo Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B 23/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A planar substrate has a moisture activated shrinking filament applied thereon. When wetted, the shrinking filament shrinks and causes the planar substrate to gather and pucker. The planar substrate with the filament thereon may be compressed into a compact shape when in a dry state.